CURRY Mallet has won £5,600 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Small Grants Programme to support its Magna Carta 800 projects.
It adds to a further £3,400 already in place through matched funding, voluntary contribution and fundraising, with £750 more needed.
Curry Mallet, which has a population of just 306, is one of the smallest villages involved in the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta – it is taking part due to the presence of William Malet, one of the 25 rebel barons present at Runnymede on June 15, 1215, when King John signed the document.
Activities to celebrate the anniversary will include an archaeological dig to attempt to locate the original medieval village, establishment of a heritage trail and production of commemorative items such as a banner and silver communion cup for the parish church.
Nationally, celebrations are being organised by the Magna Carta Trust 800th Committee, which includes representatives from each of the barons’ communities.
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